'A lot of the women at that time were wearing high heeled, leather boots and really heavy woolen skirts or bloomers to traverse the 7.5 miles, 2,000 feet up and over Mount Tam to get to Stinson Beach.'
The Womanhood Project celebrates 25 of San Jose's women leaders on banners and window displays, designed by 13 different artists.
Hunt said even growing up in Marin she never knew about the history of the Dipsea Hike until recently when Allen brought it to her attention. Hunt said she hopes her project shows the strength of women over generations."Really what it means to fight for our own rights, to fight for your daughter, granddaughters, future generations," she said."Because everything you do leaves a legacy."
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